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The Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge

When we think about the Royal Air Force we think about aeroplanes in the skies… think again! Deep underground the plotters and controllers of the Royal Air Force managed air […]

second world war

Clapham South Deep Shelter

A shelter was built underneath Clapham South tube station during the Second World War to protect civilians from aerial bombardment. What was life like deep underground and what happened to […]

second world war

Picturing London, 1940

Doris, Eddie, Vicky, Mary, Les and Leslie share their memories of the London Blitz. They bring some of the art that was created during the war to life.

Open Spaces

Flying High – Birds in the City of London

A group of residents in the City of London discuss what’s happening to […]

London Markets

New Spitalfields Market – Fending off the Supermarket

The rise of the supermarkets over the past 20 years […]

London Markets

New Spitalfields Market

New Spitalfields may sit on the edge of Hackney Downs and the Queen Eilzabeth Olympic Park but walking through ‘buyers walk’ you sometimes feel like you could be anywhere in the world…

London Markets

New Spitalfields Market – Meet the Tenants

Wholesale markets act as a hub for much of the […]

Open Spaces

The East Reservoir or Woodberry Down

A two hundred year old man-made reservoir in Hackney has been taken over by nature! The East Reservoir, or Woodberry Wetlands is a place steeped in history, geography, botany, ornithology and town planning! […]

Town Planning

New River Estate

There’s more to this quiet residential neighbourhood in Islington than meets the eye … In this podcast we encounter rivers, wells and spa’s. Has this ‘wet’ your appetite? Brought to life by Sean […]

Architects

Grim’s Dyke

Norman Shaw built many houses in Bedford Park but he built one stand-alone home in Harrow called Grim’s Dyke where the great musical writer WS Gilbert lived an unusual life. John Cannon […]

Education

Conway Hall

This is a place to discuss ethics before taking a salsa class, a place where honey is made and so is chamber music, a place to retreat and read books in a […]

Architects

Bedford Park

Take a District Line train towards Ealing Broadway or Richmond. Alight at Turnham Green. Welcome to Bedford Park! “The Healthiest Place in the World” This is a model suburban development. At one time the […]

Cemeteries

West Norwood Cemetery

To be buried in West Norwood was an honour in the nineteenth century and this is clear when you read the headstones of the people who have been laid to rest here… they include […]

Artists

De Morgan Foundation

George Frederick Watts was responsible for the memorials in Postman’s Park but it was William De Morgan who made them. Watts clearly rated William but described his wife Evelyn De Morgan as being […]

Cemeteries

Postman’s Park

Welcome to Postman’s Park where you can see a very unusual memorial. Commemorated here are three distillers from Three Mills. 59 other ordinary people who’ve done extra-ordinary things are also remembered in the park. […]

Industrial

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Q: Who is the oldest manufacturer in the UK? Ring any bells? A: The Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Find out more about this East End institution from the people who make […]